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BlackBerry Storm brings the tools to challenge iPhone

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, to take something "by storm" has the following definition: "as if by employing a bold swift frontal movement, especially with the intent of defeating or winning over quickly"

With the Storm, Blackberry and Verizon are hoping to take on the big boys (namely the iPhone) in the relatively new realm of touch-screen phone technology. It's a daunting task, as they've come out a bit late in the game, but the just-released Storm should definitely raise some eyebrows, even if it doesn't take the top spot in this category.

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N4PS3G5600d ago

I'm sorry ...Storm is not even the best Blackberry on the market .. a rushed phone ..just to compete with the iphone and it doesn't get close

Danja5600d ago

I was actually thinking about buying a Blackberry Storm until I found out they didn't include WiFi.....thats the dumbest move they could have ever made considering other older modeled Blackberry has it..

i'll wait for an updated version before I buy a Storm....

N4PS3G5600d ago

Yeah..No Wifi and the OS is slow,Sluggish and laggy .. the clicking on the screen is not really good either..No fast SMS...get an Iphone 3g or the HTC instead man

Parappa The Rappa5599d ago

not in the slightest.
you should try using one, not reading a review.
and if you have, maybe you got a "slow" one, idk.
my brother lance has one. in a word: AWESOME.
But yes, RIM is updating/advancing a lot of their new phones in 09'.
I'll try to find the roadmap link and post it.

TrevorPhillips5600d ago

just keeps getting better and better

dragunrising5600d ago

Personally, I'm very disappointed with the Storm. I was hoping the phone was at least on par with the iPhone though it doesn't measure up by a long shot. Being as how I have Verizon, and stuck in contract till next Oct, I'm hoping a revised version comes out. Otherwise, I have heard excellent things about the Samsung Omnia.

SpartanGR5600d ago (Edited 5600d ago )

Just wait for a windows mobile 7 phone.Until then Iphone is the king.

Balance5599d ago

yea i was all excited for the storm until i went to the verizon store to try one, i was very dissapointed, the clickable screen is horrible unless you want to be the world's slowest typist while you wait for the screen to pop back up. however wenesday my work replaced my crappy palm treo with a samsung omnia, wow let me tell you verizon is hyping the wrong phone. the omnia has everything and the touch screen is great, the screen doesn't "click" but when you press something on the screen the phone will vibrate softly to let you know you have pressed something, it is fast, has wifi, absolutly flys on verizon's 3g network, has the mobile opera browser with tabbed browsing, is very thin and the device is very stylish. samsung did a great job of hiding the fact it runs on windows mobile 6.1, it is so repsonsive and bug free you would think it was running something else and on top of all that, if you aren't a touch screen fan or have big fingers (i do) it has a laptop style track pad on it that controls a mouse pointer on the screen, makes those hard to touch drop downs or small boxes a breeze.

the samsung omnia will give an iphone 3g a run for its money and beats it in some areas, about the only place the iphone really beats out this phone is the app store. the verizon app store is a joke, there is hardly any content or games. oh did i mention the phone has a built in FM tuner, 8gig of memory a 5 mega pixel camera with flash, and SD card slot for more storage space.

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This Gigabyte GPU is now among the cheapest RTX 4090s on Amazon after a hefty deal

On Amazon, you can't get an RTX 4090 for less than this one from Gigabyte, which now offers great value after an eye-catching April deal.

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Squad Busters is a New Action Game from Supercell Soft Launched in Selected Countries

Supercell has released its new squad-building action game Squad Busters in Spain, Mexico, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Canada, and Singapore. This game features characters from different Supercell titles, such as Clash of Clans, Brawl Stars, Hay Day, Clash Royale, and Boom Beach.

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The Best PS5 Headset In 2024

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